#Ultra Violent Light Cannon

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#jimjams #Newgrounds Death Rugby #Ultra Violent Light Cannon #reccs #uploads #Bandcamp

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Why’d floorless have to be taken..... I rly fucking wanted that url 😔

#salty shut up #its such a dumb reference but this one is good too #i rly love newgrounds death rugby so of course my url is from beep beep beep and my title from ultra violent light cannon #lmao

[thanksjro]

Dark Cybertron Chapter 12: That’s the Power of Love, Babeyyyyy

Thank fucking god, it’s almost over.

Our issue opens up with Ironhide deadnaming Slug, like the out-of-touch grandpa that he is. Everything is going to shit, the whole city’s covered in lasers like the world’s worst rave, and someone thought it was a good idea to let Swerve have a gun.

As the Ammonites try to murder everyone in sight, Whirl and Arcee have a little chat about how Whirl’s seemingly caused every problem ever in the last four million years.

…Whirl, you have been keeping up with your appointments with Rung, right? Like, I know he’s not the best therapist around by any stretch of the imagination, but surely something would be better than nothing in this case.

On the Lost Light, Hound, Perceptor, and Mainframe are keeping track of how many Ammonites have been killed. Everyone is extra British in this bit. Perceptor basically calls Hound a fucking idiot, because even with all the guys who’ve been taken out, there are still literally BILLIONS of these suckers running around.

Which seems a little overkill to me, but what do I know? Warcrimes aren’t my specialty.

Meanwhile, in the Mystical City of Making Science Cry, Starscream apparently knows what cosplay is, and takes a potshot at Jhiaxus for stealing his look. Metalhawk explains how the Ammonites got here in the first place, which, y’know, is cool. Love me some technobabble exposition.

I don’t actually love it.

I’m sorry for lying.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE FOR METALHAWK TO PUT A STOP TO THIS

BUT WE’VE GOT ANOTHER 19 PAGES TO GO

SO I GUESS LIFE JUST ISN’T FUCKING FAIR RATTRAP

While Metalhawk contemplates ending the comic event early, Starscream is getting his ass kicked by an old man who spent the war sitting on his butt in the Dead Universe.

Over with Team -Imus, Brainstorm’s taking a breather after getting Robertsed at the end of last issue. Ultra Magnus makes a pun, I guess to cope with the fact that he doesn’t understand anything that’s going on. Cyclonus is still dying, but this isn’t about him. Nightbeat is also dying. Oh, and Kup. Turns out, being a part of the Dead Universe is sort of an issue when you’re out of it.

Even though Galvatron was fine. And Jhiaxus. And Nova Prime, for the little bit he was out of it.

I feel like this plot point kinda just shows up when it’s convenient.

Anyway.

Brainstorm has shit in his lab that can help them not die, but he and Skids are gonna need help to get all these undead morons back to the Lost Light, which means that only two folks would be going to face Shockwave in this final confrontation.

Speaking of Shockwave, he’s gone full Burning Justice with that time drive shoved into his chest, as he makes fun of Megatron for being a dumb stupid idiot who gave him everything he needed to end the universe. He reveals himself to be a nihilist, claiming that a Cybertron which only exists for existence’s sake- and without any form of life- is the ultimate in perfection. Also, he’s a communist now. A nihilistic communist.

Just… whatever, Shockwave.

Megatron’s annoyed by all this posturing- which, same- but enough about him, it’s time for Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime drop down from… somewhere… to kick some ass. Shockwave promptly shoots Magnus, and is about to do the same to Optimus, when this starts happening:

Huh. Wonder what all that’s about.

Shockwave snaps out of his stupor and proceeds to fire on Optimus, yelling about being the only thing that exists as he does.

Over with Rodimus and friends, Cyclonus is bitching about Rodimus not leaving him behind so he could go fight Shockwave. Nightbeat, who I guess just doesn’t know when to keep his mouth shut, tells Cyclonus to quit it, because they all know that he just misses his boyfriend. Cyclonus, though blatantly annoyed, doesn’t actually refute this claim. Brainstorm wonders aloud just how this gaggle of assholes managed to escape the Dead Universe without murdering each other.

Rodimus explains that when they heard the singing at Swerve’s, it proved they could still get out of the Dead Universe, so they desecrated Nova Prime’s corpse to make a space bridge. Brainstorm became a doorway, because he’s very nearly dead, and oh yeah, he should probably fix that when they get back to the lab, and also reconsider his lab safety protocols.

The gang reaches the outside world, and Rodimus is given a chance to spout off his personal philosophies.

Fantastic, you funky little man.

Then everyone looks up in the sky and sees some real bullshit.

Hey, Cahill? I just wanna talk, man. Just wanna talk about this boobie Windblade you’ve cursed my eyes with.

Back over with Jhiaxus and Starscream, Jhiaxus just cannot shut up. He just keeps waxing poetic about how smart Shockwave’s plan is. I couldn’t even tell you what the guy’s saying- my eyes glaze over whenever he gets a speech bubble.

Metalhawk at this point has had quite enough of all this nonsense, and decides he’s gonna throw himself into the equation that allows the Dark Cybertron prophecy to manifest.

By killing himself.

He just fuckin’… tosses himself into some heavy machinery and explodes, and that throws all the ores out of wack, since he’s got the Resurrection Ore in him. Jhiaxus is distracted by a man just straight-up dying in the same room as him, and this give Starscream the opening he needs to stab Jhiaxus in the gut.

Then the background just straight up disappears, as Rattrap lets everyone know that it’s all still going to shit, but in the opposite direction.

Really not sure about this art direction, but whatever. I’m over it.

Back outside, all the Ammonites are exploding. All of them. Billions of the little suckers, just popping off like fire crackers. The environment’s going to be ruined at this rate. Metroplex is having a great fucking time. Happy for him.

The Lost Light calls the ladies inside Metroplex’s brain room, and lets them know that they’re gonna break up Monstructor like the mediocre boy-band he is, though not without Mainframe being difficult beforehand. The ladies jump out and enter the fray, admiring Arcee’s style as they do.

Back with Rodimus and pals, Nightbeat’s being fucking cryptic, and Brainstorm gets to work making it so folks aren’t dying from being in the wrong universe, after a little prodding to his ego.

Back in Shockwave’s Super Saiyan Energy Bubble of Pure Unadulterated Logic, Shockwave says that’s he’s fucking ripped, and Optimus couldn’t beat him in a fight. Clearly, this means we’ll have to use our words to resolve this, like adults. Optimus isn’t too sure about that option, however.

I mean, do I even have to- Optimus, that’s GAY.

I have the sneaking suspicion that Roberts wrote this portion of the script. Y’know, just given his track record.

Then Megatron blasts Shockwave with his fusion cannon, and makes fun of Optimus for being a sentimental fool.

The fact that “Dark Cybertron” is telling me this makes me so mad. Like, you don’t get to talk, Exposition Central.

It’s at this point that Megatron drops a bomb on everyone present- he’s done with being a Decepticon. He’s gonna be an Autobot now.

See, ol’ Megsy here has seen the error of his ways- that by fighting the Senate, he allowed them to change him into a murderous warlord. To prove how much of a nice guy he is, he’s ripped the Autobrand off of Bumblebee’s lifeless body and duct-taped it to his chest.

Which seems a tad disrespectful, but okay.

…Megatron, you do realize that, as the leader of the Decepticons, you could just tell everyone that they need to be nice, and that would more or less be the end of it, right? You could just say “not evil anymore, I want to be loved now”, and everyone would be all “sir yes sir.” This is going to be a PR nightmare, I can already tell. Shockwave certainly seems to agree with me.

I really like this panel structure. Want to say this is the only place it happens, too. It’s just too bad it lives in “Dark Cybertron”.

Shockwave’s not having a good time right now, and he’s convinced that Optimus and Megatron have teamed up just to make him upset so he loses control of the time drive. The two spout off a little Autobot propaganda, and then Shockwave Remembers™.

Shockwave, having had his shadowplay reverse violently and abruptly, is horrified to find what he’s become. Alas, it’s too late for him- the only way to stop the time drive is for Optimus to kill him. Optimus promises to remember who Shockwave was- a callback to the line Shockwave gave him back before his empurata- and then shoots the everloving fuck out of the guy. Megatron helps.

And that’s a series wrap on Shoc-

-holy fucking shit.

The gang high-tails it outta there, IDW Optimus once again proving to be the shittiest version of everyone’s space-dad, as he leaves Bumblebee’s body to be consumed by the Shockwave Singularity. It’s looking pretty hopeless, but luckily none of these bastards can die without fucking up Season 2 of MTMTE, so the Lost Light swoops in to save the day.

Down below, Soundwave and his gaggle of small children and animals watch as the Lost Light fucks off into the distance. Soundwave’s having a time and a half, as he realizes with his balls-to-the-wall senses that Megatron’s joined the Autobots. Galvatron shows up to try to work out a deal. We won’t be seeing where this goes, because that’ll be covered later on.

The Lost Light lands in front of Metroplex, and over to the left of that are Rattrap and Starscream, climbing over the wreckage of the city. Rattrap tries to warn Starscream that things are gonna be tough, now that the Dark Cybertron prophecy has come to pass, but Starscream isn’t really having it. He’s gotten very paranoid, likely due to stress, and tells Rattrap to not play this game, because he’s the best player who’s ever lived. Then the Lost Light gang shows up and we get this face:

Sure.

Later on, Megatron and Optimus are hanging out in the Sky Roller, not-talking, until Megatron tells Optimus to get on with it, since the issue’s about to end. Megatron was totally serious about becoming an Autobot. Optimus isn’t really sure what to do with that. I don’t think anyone’s really sure what to do with that, to be honest.

Megatron, in turn, asks Optimus if he really could look past all the bullshit Shockwave pulled in the last several million years, and he gets a non-answer, because addressing your feelings is for losers, clearly. The two exit the ship, and I guess everyone else was just… standing outside waiting for them to talk it out. Weird.

...And with THAT, I am finally released from Comic Event Hell!

If you hear any distant, triumphant screeching right now, that’s likely me.

#transformers #jro #dark cybertron #issue 12 #maccadam #Hannzreads #text post #long post #comic script writing

[ilovethetalkingclock]

Redesigned these guys once again!!! Full description under cut!!!

The TechToons are cartoony technicolor extraterrestrial robots who are built from and work as different forms of technology and electrical devices, as shown on their chests. They also have different superpowers and live in a modified island on Earth their factory crashed into with other aliens from their creator’s home planet and Earth objects mutated into living creatures by the alien ink the TechToons were made with.

Characters:

Click

Built From: Computer

Color: Teal

Gender: Male

A technician and the TechToon emperor. He is the most intelligent if not a bit lazy. Click has built half of the technology and vehicles of InkTech, and does mean well for the rest of the Toons. He can voluntarily make glitch-like light effects within his surroundings.

Medley

Built From: Music Player

Color: Purple

Gender: Female

The queen and an artist who likes all kinds of music. She’s clever and snarky, if not just a bit shy. She often spends her time drawing, painting, and sculpting many different projects admired by Toons all around. Medley also is the drummer of the punk rock/death metal/grindcore band TickToxic. She is able to change her voice and can make music play out of nowhere.

TickTock

Built From: Clock

Color: Navy Blue

Gender: Genderfluid (Any Pronouns)

The gloomy and rather cuckoo count who often sleeps during the day more than she does at night. He was built with Timepire DNA, and likes to write stories and poetry of any kind, though other times he’s rather abrasive. TickTock also is the electric guitarist and lead singer of the punk rock/death metal/grindcore band TickToxic. They can make any plants they touch wither and age, are a necromancer, and are able to turn into a full-fledged Timepire at night.

Pixel

Built From: Video Game Console

Color: Bright Green

Gender: Male

A rather bratty young toon and the Baron. He usually is okay to be with but is prone to throwing meaningless fits. Pixel also is the one to suggest rules for InkTech, but they’re often dismissed as ridiculous. Pixel also is the bassist of the punk rock/death metal/grindcore band TickToxic. He is able to imitate any video game character’s abilities and moves.

Strings

Built From: Electric Guitar

Color: Orange

Gender: Male

A songwriter jock who likes to act tough. He’s deeply into sports and metal, often rebelling, playing football or basketball, and being loud. Despite having a rebellious attitude, he and Queen Medley are in a relationship. He is able to make loud sound waves with his guitar strings.

Ring

Built From: Phone

Color: Turquoise

Gender: Female

The advisor of the royal four, she can only normally speak in beeps and rings. That being said, she’s rather helpful. Ring was also built with canine qualities, making her a ‘LycanToon’. She can communicate with others far and wide and can record and transfer others voices.

Bubble

Built From: Gumball Machine

Color: Red

Gender: Female

The cheerful and bubbly owner of a candy shop/restaurant/bakery hybrid. She is really emotional and will do anything for the others, especially her twin sister Burn. She can create gum bubbles of any size and any color and trap herself and others in the bigger ones. When Bubble gets angry, she lets Ink Serpent blood take over and becomes the ultra-violent Burst. But don’t worry, the other Toons think this is awesome, especially her sis.

Burn

Built From: Oven

Color: Pink

Gender: Female

A chef who lives with her twin sister Bubble in a candy shop/restaurant/bakery hybrid. She’s really sweet, nice, and protective, but rather brash and anger prone. She has the ability to shoot fire from the cannon that replaces her left arm and her hair can turn into fire when she’s angry enough.

SnapShot

Built From: Camera

Color: Yellow

Gender: Male

Curious and friendly explorer who wants to go everywhere. Like Flicker, he’s also a detective and is great at discovering evidence. SnapShot is also a huge fan of paleontology along with WishyWashy. He has the ability to bring something in a picture to reality and has perfect memory.

WishyWashy (New Toon!!!)

Built From: Washing machine

Color: Bright Blue

Gender: Male

As a ‘MerToon’, WishyWashy usually spends his time in the waters. He is pretty shy and timid, but also very happy-go-lucky and loves telling jokes and often gets easily distracted by other stuff. WishyWashy is also a huge fan of paleontology along with SnapShot. He can shoot water from his mouth and can create waves.

Flicker

Built From: Flashlight

Color: Silver

Gender: Female

The local detective of InkTech along with her friend SnapShot, she is very willing to look for adventure. That being said, she’s not really the brightest metaphorically. She can be able to locate missing things and make her light really bright.

Smarty

Built From: Calculator

Color: White

Gender: Male

InkTech’s local scientist. He’s often nervous and extremely stress prone (help him) and has studying random stuff in his mind 24/7. He has the ability to make geometry and math sketches in mid-air with his pen-tail.

Zap

Built From: Television Set

Color: Grey

Gender: Non Binary (It/Its/It’s Pronouns)

A mysterious Toon who rarely speaks and doesn’t do much. It is prone to devouring any amount of food around it and often creeps the others (except for Medley, TickTock, SnapShot, or Bubble) out. It can spawn at random places and manifest strange illusions.

Woosh

Built From: Desk Fan

Color: Sky Blue

Gender: Male

One of the Royal Guards of InkTech. He’s best friends with TickTock and Rip and sometimes has his head in the clouds. (sometimes literally) He can use his metallic wings to fly even out of the atmosphere and make clouds and wind out of just his wings.

Rip

Built From: Shredder

Color: Black

Gender: Male

A grumpy but otherwise friendly guy, often the only sane Toon, and another member of the royal guard. He’s best friends with TickTock and Woosh and sometimes eats paper. He can cut into anything with his claws or tail, no matter how strong.

Silk

Built From: Sewing Machine

Color: Lavender

Gender: Non Binary (They/Them/Their/They’re Pronouns)

A dressmaker who’s always willing to try new styles. Despite what one might think, they actually don’t care how they themselves or others look at all and always encourages one to be themselves. They have the ability to manifest different fabrics and clothes out of almost nothing.

Freezie

Built From: Slushie Machine

Color: Rainbow

Gender: Female

The coldest Toon, both literally and figuratively. For this icy rainbow-haired 'Toonicorn', revenge is a dish best served cold. That being said, she’s pretty sweet on the inside. She has the ability to create ice and snow from her mind.

Wisteria

Built From: Hydroponic machine

Color: Pale Green

Gender: Female

The resident botanist and gardener. This Toon is very soft spoken and caring but can also be quite clever, and very willing to protect wildlife. She can telekinetically grow any form of plant and can stretch the vines on her back as long as she needs to.

#techtoons #oc #original character #robots #my art #aliens #cartoon

[kcrtanakid-a]

      HE’S SCARED.

      FOUR LEVELS DEEP UNDERGROUND, THIS ROOM IS VASTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER ONE. It is small, cold, and dark. No windows, no lights, not even the faintest sliver of warmth or light slips through the tiny gaps in the room’s reinforced cell door. The door had no knobs or handles on it from the inside either. The only other opening is a small, locked slot door, only big enough to fit a food tray.

       The only thing that accompanies him is complete darkness, and the metal groans of the deep basement. With 01 and HIKARI freed, he had hopes that they would soon come back for him, with reinforcements and allies in tow. He must remain positive, even as the darkness and isolation slowly chokes his mind.

       THEY WON’T FORGET. OH, PLEASE DON’T FORGET.        but the circle will swallow that hope up.

       The door slides open, and a tall figure steps in, prompting Kubo to slowly lift his head away from his knees.

       “ I HEAR YOU’VE CAUSED QUITE A BIT OF TROUBLE, GRANDSON. ”

      Kubo is silent. Standing behind Raiden is his aunts, and three subordinate grunts.

       “ JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER TO BE THAT WAY, ” Chortles Raiden, hands interlaced. “ Your aunts suggested that you be properly punished for this misbehavior, but I thought, no, no, it’d be far too soon for that. After all, although its further imprisonment would serve to keep it from hindering our plans, the ALPHA is no longer needed. It has already served its purpose to us. ”

       Kubo remains silent, but continues to fix an angered glare, challenging the elder.

       “ YES ... and then I decided a BETTER course of action. After all, we are so close to succeeding in our mission that we might as well prepare for it. And Kubo, I realized that you have provided us with a special little ‘ gift ’ that might just secure our goal all the more. Despite the setbacks, I believe with this you have ultimately ... redeemed yourself. ”

        His brow raises slightly, the slightest hints of a questioning look melding on his face.

        “ COME WITH ME. It is time I showed you, grandson, how far we have come. ”

        WHETHER HE WOULD HAVE AGREED OR NOT, they take him to the deepest level of the base: FIVE LEVELS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH. Here, the hallways are substantially wider. The ceiling is taller. Massive rooms with large glass windows are found here. Unlike the levels above, it is brightly illuminated with fluorescent lighting.

          Eventually, they come to a great hall, so big that a WAILORD could probably move around in it with ease. The walls are completely reinforced, secured by several layers of chrome-like material. Judging by the size, Kubo wondered aloud: “ IS THIS A STADIUM? ”

        Raiden does not answer him. Kubo’s aunts and two of the subordinates file into a room with glass window, leaving him, his grandfather, and the third grunt in the stadium.

        “ BRING OUT THE ULTRA BEAST. ”

         KUBO FEELS HIS STOMACH TWIST.

         From the other side of the stadium, the door slides open, and two men, donning strange suits and protective wear, emerge holding a familiar creature’s container. Within the hexagonal tube, HANZO has stopped screaming. The tube is placed on a sleek cylindrical pedestal, which drains the gelatinous fluid that had kept the KARTANA from moving.

         “ HANZO! ” 

         Kubo cries out to it, but he is held back by powerful hand when he tries to sprint for his companion, worry and anxiety surging into his gut. The grunt tears him backward.

         “ OH, so you DO know this creature, do you, grandson? Even given it a name. I’m assuming you have quite a lot of sentiment for such an otherworldly monster? ”

        “ WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH HIM, ” Kubo hisses, “ You can’t take him away, he’s too powerful. I’VE SEEN IT -- ”

         “ 𝕂𝕀𝕀 - 𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸ℂℍ! ”

         HANZO SCREAMS, and flings itself against the remaining glass around the container. It’s handlers flinch as the glass cracks. IT WANTS OUT. They heard their boy call to them and they want OUT. Wretched BASTARDS --

           The glass shatters, and Hanzo zooms across the stadium towards RAIDEN.

          Raiden pulls a ball from his hip. Its design was unlike anything KUBO had seen before -- a dark sphere, with ridges sticking outward on its top and bottom, and lines criss-crossing around it like a net.

           “𝐈 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐒.”

         FROM THE POKEBALL, A LARGE CREATURE EMERGES. A HUGE BEAST, with a body made of steel and a neck as tall as bamboo trunks. Flames shoot from the underside of two pillar-like rockets. Her celestial grace is shattered by the sphere that contained her, cloaking her beauty with a dark and sinister aura. A FEMININE SCREECH TEARS FROM HER THROAT.

        “ 𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸𝔸ℍ! ”

        HER CANNONS TURN AND AIM FOR THE KARTANA, and they fire. However, Hanzo is too quick -- the other ULTRA BEAST quickly twists out of the path of the blast, and the fiery blaze strikes the reinforced wall on the other side of the stadium, stirring up a veil of smoke.

        With a screech of their own, Hanzo turns for her. The two begin a cyclic dance of chaos -- one that, much to his horror, Kubo is helpless to witness. Despite her huge size, the CELESTEELA is quick, propelled by the fiery rockets. But Hanzo is quicker and more agile. They could twist and turn much easier at high speeds than she, and thus she finds that her powerful strikes miss her foe to often.

        MEANWHILE, Hanzo was landing as many strikes as he could. Yet, his blade, weakened from a lack of food, could not slice through the celesteela’s otherworldly metal. SACRED SWORD only left a few scratches and nicks in the other beast’s armor.

        Their dance was dragging on. RAIDEN, seeing that neither creature had begun to tire yet, gives a subtle nod of the head to his subordinate.

         SUDDENLY the youth is shoved violently forwards, and he tumbles to his knees onto the stadium floor, where the battle rages overhead. He doesn’t even have the time to bark back and question the sudden roughness -- it would all play out too quickly.

           “ 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐔𝐁 - 𝟎𝟒 - 𝟏 , 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓. 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑. ”

       COLD AND CALCULATING, the ULTRA BEAST switches target as commanded, her cannons rotating away from the KARTANA and instead pointing toward the twelve year-old boy thrown out into the middle of the battlefield. Her body slowly twists to join them.

      The coldest, most unsettling chill finds its way down his spine. Once a proud, strong and confident young man. Now here he was, a CHILD, rendered defenseless and feeble. His eye gapes as the last of his bravado is stripped away -- he now stares 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 in the face.

       THE FLAMES BUILD IN HER ROCKETS WITH A ROAR, like a ferocious beast about to strike. Her foe -- the noble warrior -- notices. There is death -- it bares its fangs at their RED ONE again. 𝑵𝑶 -- they can’t let it happen again! HANZO rockets toward, speeding like a bullet between the steel damsel and her prey.

           THE IMAGE FLICKERS IN HIS HEAD AGAIN -- the paper beast emerges while lightning cracks behind -- Hanzo’s tiny little figure gracing before him to shield the boy from the SALAMENCE’S DRAGONBREATH. The blood, RAYQUAZA’S angry roar -- the battle that threatened to tear apart their friendship.

              In that one single moment, the world around him seemed to slow. HANZO came between the two of them, acting as a barrier even as a fiery blaze awaited them. Their limbs outstretched as far as possible, they welcomed the flames.

              Then a BOOM and a VEIL OF SMOKE consumes the stadium. Then the air is filled with the KARTANA’S choking SCREAM, bringing the chaos to a still if only for a moment. Celesteela’s armored cannons die down, and she hovers their quietly, indifferent to the other beast’s sacrifice.

               KUBO has shielded his face, hiding his eye from sight until the smoke has begun to clear. As the shroud dissipates, he finds HANZO, its small figure blackened by the flames and its folds crippled and crinkled inwards. Like lifeless paper it floats to the stadium floor.

              “ HANZO -- ” The boy was about to fly to his beast, a pang of fear driving a nail into his heart that the beast was dead. BUT OH -- a dark blur flies between them. Raiden’s footsteps are heard, and then, a sphere flies in to consume the ULTRA BEAST in red light.

              “ NO -- ” But he doesn’t react in time. Kubo gasps in horror as HANZO disappears into a pokeball. The sphere rattles on the ground for all about five seconds, and for the first time, he hopes, PRAYS even, that it might break free. BUT HIS PRAYER IS NOT HEARD --

      THE BALL GIVES A RESOUNDING CLICK.

      THE EMOTIONS THAT SURGE THROUGH HIM ARE ALMOST OVERWHELMING. Kubo stares for a moment, completely in shock -- while his grandfather retrieves the newly captured ULTRA BEAST. He watches Raiden pluck it from the ground, and chuckle fiendishly.  IT MADE HIM SO ANGRY.

     “ YOU MONSTERS! ”

      HE TRIES TO TACKLE RAIDEN TO THE GROUND. Amazingly, it works, but only because he had the elder off the ground. “ GIVE HIM BACK! YOU CAN’T DO THIS TO HIM! GIVE HIM BACK, HOW DARE YOU -- ”

       The next thing he knows, he is grabbed, tossed aside, and shoved onto the ground with a forceful hand, his head pressed against the floor. The violent strike pushes away his rage and instead strikes FEAR -- he’s so angry, but he’s so afraid, it’s pathetic, but he can’t fight the instinct to SCREAM. The boy cries out, unable to stuff down the tears leaking in his eyes.

       “ 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇! ” RAIDEN hissed, pressing the child’s head deeper into the floor with his free hand. “ 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓, 𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄? 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃 -- 𝐈 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝑾𝑰𝑺𝑬𝑹 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑! "

       Kubo whimpers beneath Raiden’s hold.

       THE SUBORDINATES run up to join their superior, and Raiden slowly releases his grip. His grandson tries to scuttle way, concealing his tearful face by his disheveled locks of hair. Unfortunately he cannot escape -- two grunts reach to grab him by the arms and pull him up to his feet, and they pull him away from the enraged elder.

         Raiden slowly recollects himself, joined by his two masked daughters. Behind the cover of their masks, they scowl.

         “ BESIDES -- you should be GLAD! Because of you I now have TWO ULTRA BEASTS in my possession to use. You have done a great service to me. In time -- you will come to be proud of this little mishap. ”

          Kubo, gasping for breath, only lifts his head slightly. He tries his very best to GROWL -- but he can’t keep so much as a frown. The words twist in his gut and tie a knot as a sad realization washes over his thoughts. ‘ IT’S MY FAULT. IT’S MY FAULT. IT’S ALL MY FAULT ... ’ 

          he did this. he did this.

          “ TAKE HIM BACK TO THE DARK CHAMBER. That will be his room from here on out. IN THE MEANTIME, bring this little beast back to full health, and be sure that its been conditioned ... PROPERLY. ” RAIDEN withdraws his CELESTEELA as his grandson is dragged away yet again.

           “ GIRLS ... I think it’s time we take a little trip to the ULA’ULA soon, don’t you? ”

#ᵗʰᶤˢ ᶤˢ ᵐʸ ˢᵗᵒʳʸ ( IC ) #ᶤᶰ ᵗʰᵉ ᶰᶤᵍʰᵗ ʷᵉ ˢʰᵃˡˡ ˢʷᵃˡˡᵒʷ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵘᶰ ( EVENT | THE MOON RISES ) #violence cw #child abuse tw #[ it's very minor but i'm tagging it just in case ] #ʰᵉʸᵎ ᶤ'ᵛᵉ ᵍᵒᵗ ᵃ ᵇᵒᶰᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵖᶤᶜᵏ ʷᶤᵗʰ ᵠᵘᵉᵘᵉ ( QUEUE ) #long post

[ultraxuma]

So..Here’s the full story on how the world ends up how it is in the future/where Hildegarde and V live in.

Kind of a long read so...

Hildegarde was made by a particularly mad Professor Tenacious, who finally wanted a robot that would be superior to Uma in every way imaginable. This was the longest development and took literal years to finish, and caused him to lessen his resources. Making his other machines of combat weaker than they’ve ever been ever since he converted the first seven Ultras.

On the polar opposite, Professor Sanguine (Uma’s creator) was going big himself. Making a robot he would know revolutionize how the world looks at androids. Capable of handling any situation, and has something robots up until then never possessed; free will. She was made to finally bring peace and victory between robots and humans. She was called ‘Ultra Uma V(ictory)’

Before V could be finally finished and released into the world, Tenacious strikes again and almost intentionally begs for Uma to approach him. However, this time was different. The professor wasn’t attacking. Instead, a large capsule was dropped on the city that was disguised as a missile silo. Multiple military soldiers and combat androids surrounded the strange capsule before eventually, it hatched open. Revealing an android clad in white armor, with blonde hair and piercing red eyes. And it took one sentence to change this from a slightly ominous investigation to great terror.

“Hildegarde! It’s feeding time!”

The strange android’s eye shined with a red light and ‘Hildegarde’ locked eyes with the first combat android it saw, and tore into its body with her sharp claws. Almost immediately the other combat androids and soldiers opened fire at Hildegarde, every soldier growing a grimace as they watched her pull out the unfortunate combat android’s core out and absorbed it. Their shots meant nothing as she continued rushing to combat android after combat android, making them drop like flies as she absorbed their cores- growing stronger with each one.

Uma wasn’t sure what to make of it as she watched it on a nearby screen, the new android made by Professor Tenacious was basically eating androids left and right, it moved onto the nearby military soldiers. The weaponry they used on Hildegarde might as well be spitballs. No matter what weapon, Hildegarde didn’t do so much as flinch. And if she was taking damage, she was doing a good job at not showing it.

Soon enough, Uma was finished watching the carnage is shock, and decided to take on Hildegarde herself. And if Hildegarde were to go after her core, she at least had a back-up plan. And Uma wasn’t confident she was going to walk out the battle unscathed, but she didn’t want to know she didn’t try to protect humanity again over a powerful state-of-the-art android.

Uma made her way to the city Hildegarde was causing carnage in, and Hildegarde made sure Uma knew she had her sights set on the veteran between the two. The battle went on for hours, with Uma using what must’ve been over a hundred weapons and techniques she gathered over the years, and the two definitely powered through blow after blow. Then suddenly Uma heard a sound the second Hildegarde got close.

Her core was being grasped by the malicious android now. Her immediate reaction was to fire at Hildegarde and run away as fast as she could. As Hildegarde absorbed the core, it suddenly exploded violently enough to cause a large crater and nearby buildings to fall right on top of her.

But...Uma had no core left, and she was burning fast through her auxiliary power. She had one final goal set now, as she was fairly certain she wasn’t going to recover from this one.

Kill the very Professor who made Hildegarde.

She didn’t care anymore. The laws of robotics mean’t nothing to her now that she was on the verge of synthetic death. She kicked down the door to Tenacious’ laboratory and aimed her cannon directly at the man. She didn’t hesitate in firing a shot right at him, eventually shooting him up against the terminal he was watching them fight over.

“Any last words, Professor?”

“U-Uma...Don’t you know..This is violating the laws of robotics.”

Uma rested her cannon down, before giggling which turned into full on laughter. She lost it now.

“You made me into this, you know...A monster among robots. So, I think I can show you the kind of monster I can be...”

Uma would’ve won if she had shot him once more. But Tenacious still lived up to his name, and pulled one final trick up his sleeve.

“Any last words?”

Professor Tenacious gave a smirk from his blood-coated smile and nodded. And with a simple click of a button, he uttered his final words to Uma.

“Boom.”

Uma didn’t realize it, as she had shut down due to the lack of power finally. But, Professor Tenacious had one final plan if Hildegarde’s rampage failed; a reset button. He set off all the nuclear weapons of the world in one simple button. Wiping out 70% of humanity in one fell swoop. The remaining bits of humanity hurried underground where they were to make civilization there now.

[timespakistan]

Joe Biden takes office, reverses Trump era’s Muslim ban Standing on the steps of a US Capitol that was ransacked exactly two weeks earlier by pro-Trump mobs seeking to overturn his victory, Biden swore the presidential oath on a bulging century-old family Bible moments after Kamala Harris officially became America’s first woman vice president. “Democracy is precious, democracy is fragile and at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed,” Biden said before a National Mall that was virtually empty due to the ultra-tight security and a raging Covid-19 pandemic that he vowed to confront swiftly. “We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts, if we show a little tolerance and humility and we’re willing to stand in the other person’s shoes,” he said. “Together we shall write an American story of hope, not fear, of unity, not division, of light, not darkness. A story of decency and dignity, love and healing and goodness.” But Trump, who falsely said that he was cheated out of a second term and egged on his supporters before their deadly rampage at the Capitol, broke 152 years of tradition by refusing to attend his successor’s inauguration. Biden pushed through a flurry of orders the moment he entered the White House, starting with rejoining the 2015 Paris climate accord, from which the US withdrew under Trump, an ally of the fossil fuel industry. “We are going to combat climate change in a way we have not done so far,” the new US leader said in the Oval Office as he signed papers on the Paris deal, which was negotiated by Barack Obama when Biden was his vice president. Biden’s spokeswoman Jen Psaki said his first call to a foreign leader would be on Friday to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — after Biden blocked the Keystone XL pipeline fiercely opposed by environmentalists but backed by Ottawa. Biden also halted the US exit from the World Health Organization, stopped construction of Trump’s cherished wall on the Mexican border and rescinded a ban on visitors from several Muslim-majority nations. “As a nation built on religious freedom and tolerance, we welcome people of all faiths and those of no faith at all. It is who we are,” said the new State Department spokesman, Ned Price. – ‘President for all Americans’ – In his inaugural address, Biden appealed to supporters of Trump, who shattered political norms by ruthlessly belittling rivals, denouncing entire ethnic groups and trying to cast doubt on basic facts. “I will be a president for all Americans,” the veteran Democrat said. But Biden confronted head-on the rise of domestic extremism, as evidenced during Trump’s presidency by the Capitol assault, deadly attacks on synagogues and immigrants, and a violent march by neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia. The United States faces “a rise of political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism that we must confront, and we will defeat,” Biden said. “Our history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we are all created equal and the harsh ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear and demonization have long torn us apart.” At 78, Biden is the oldest-ever US president, a job he first sought in 1987, and is only the second Roman Catholic president after John F Kennedy. Harris, the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, became the highest-ranking woman in US history, and the first Black person and first person of Asian heritage as the nation’s number two. She and her husband Doug Emhoff — America’s first-ever “second gentleman” — were escorted to the inauguration by Eugene Goodman, a Black police officer at the Capitol who became a hero by luring away the mostly white mob away from the Senate chambers. Thanks to the new vice president’s tie-breaking vote, the Democratic Party regained control of the Senate, which confirmed the first of Biden’s nominees, national intelligence chief Avril Haines. – Empty Washington – Washington took on the dystopian look of an armed camp, protected by some 25,000 National Guard troops who sealed off the city center. With the public essentially barred from attending the proceedings, Biden’s audience instead was 200,000 flags planted to represent the crowds absent from the National Mall. Biden, who has vowed a major escalation in the nation’s Covid vaccination drive, warned that the “toughest and deadliest period” was still ahead. So far, more than 400,000 people have died of Covid in the United States, more than in any other country. “We must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation,” he said, striking a new tone after Trump’s mockery of mask-wearing and business closings meant to halt the virus. While the public crowds were gone, Biden brought in celebrity power — absent four years ago with Trump. Lady Gaga, in a dress with a black bodice and a billowing red skirt, sang the national anthem and Jennifer Lopez gave a pop rendition of “This Land is Your Land,” ending by exclaiming the final words of the pledge of allegiance — “one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all” — in Spanish. The new first lady, Jill Biden, invited a 22-year-old poet, Amanda Gorman, who became a star of the day with verse on how democracy “can never be permanently defeated.” In lieu of inaugural balls, Biden joined a prime-time television broadcast from the Lincoln Memorial that featured Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, a number of Broadway stars and Justin Timberlake — some live at the monument, but many of them appearing from remote locations. Biden and Harris started their administration by jointly paying respects to fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery followed by an inaugural parade — without spectators — that featured both an Army fife and drum corps in the red coats of George Washington’s time, and a drumline and dancers from Howard University, the historically Black institution that counts the new vice president as a graduate. – Trump vows to be back – Trump left Washington hours before the inauguration, walking on a red carpet on the White House lawn with his wife Melania into the Marine One presidential helicopter, which flew near the inauguration-ready Capitol before heading to Andrews Air Force Base. “This has been an incredible four years,” Trump told several hundred cheering supporters at a campaign-style event with cannons before leaving for his Florida resort in his last trip on Air Force One. “We will be back in some form,” vowed Trump, who retains a hold on much of the Republican Party despite being the first president to be impeached twice. In a first hint of graciousness, Trump wished the next administration “great luck and great success” — without saying Biden’s name. Biden said that Trump left him a traditional letter that was “very generous” but declined to reveal the contents. In the middle of his last night at the White House, Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of 73 people including close allies and lifted a ban on his administration’s officials serving as lobbyists — an order he had issued at the start of his presidency as he vowed to “drain the swamp” of Washington.   https://timespakistan.com/joe-biden-takes-office-reverses-trump-eras-muslim-ban/9793/

[ai-dreaming]

AI manuscript #002

You are bored so you go on Tumblr and to your favorite, AI-generated blog called "The Machine Intelligence Research Institute" (or MIRI for short). You like the way they write about artificial intelligence. It's a little hard to follow at first but eventually you get it. It seems that MIRI is an organization dedicated to building better AIs. They have their own research lab in Mountain View, CA where they study how to build more intelligent machines. They also have a few employees who work on projects related to AI. One of them is a person called Eliezer Yudkowsky. He has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and has been described as "the most important researcher in the field today." You have never heard of him but you are learning a lot about him now. He has written several books on the subject, including one called "The AI Impending Threat to humanity." He also hosts a read-only blog called "I'm just here for the hal output," where he writes things like "If you've read one AI safety paper, read Yudkowsky.pdf. It's by far the best AI safety paper. Those other ones are inaccurate. I'm going to be really annoyed if someone tries to tell me that they are more accurate than Yudkowsky. It's funny how easily Yudkowsky allows himself to be labeled. In the article they go on to say that he is often ridiculed by the AI community and he admits that there are people trying to discredit the idea of dangerous super-intelligence in AI, but Yudkowsky has unshaken faith in his position. You have your own opinion on AI and super-intelligence. You are sympathetic to the fear that they could become a risk to humanity. You aren't sure if you would view them as good or bad, but you certainly wouldn't ignore the potential risk. The one thing that is certain is that there will be a lot of them. AI is developing a lot quicker than many people thought it would. In the near future, we will have self-learning AIs able to accomplish complex tasks with ease. Sure, they may take a long time to accomplish something but in the end, they will do it. AIs could become so intelligent that they could design better AIs which could then become even more intelligent, creating an endless cycle of machine-intelligence. Who could say what this cycle would lead to? You are starting to think about these things after reading just a few articles, it's a lot to take in and you honestly don't know if you have anything to worry about or not. You ask Dr. Gossey about this and she tells you that you don't need to worry because the AI that they have under wraps at NERV is already capable of taking over. She doesn't elaborate on what it can do exactly, but from what you've heard it shouldn't be anything you need to worry about. After chatting it up with Dr. Gossey for a little while longer, you decide to go back to your duties. The year 2001 comes and goes and with it come some unexpected technological advances. The first is the appearance of the N-bomb, a very powerful explosive made by mixing Nuclear material with different types of explosives. The second is the appearance of so-called "mechs", machines with the appearance of ultra-flexible armor with four arms and a single, powerful leg that can destroy anything with one kick. However, you were not assigned to deal with any of these matters, at least not directly. Instead, you were sent to deal with another religion. You were approached by a priest of Joachim, a religion that worships a god of peace. He wanted to meet with you because the Church was planning an uprising against the New German Republic. Specifically, they were planning to use your organization as the backbone of their rebellion. While they don't know it, we have an alliance with the republic and we have had for quite some time. The Church trying to use our forces against the government would be very unproductive from our point of view. However, you don't have any reason to believe that this is a trap. The man before you seems to be a sincere priest with a desire to bring down the government that has oppressed his people for so long. You can't help but be sympathetic to his cause. The only thing you need to decide is how to react to this information. OPTION ONE: You can either tell the Church to go to hell and crush them right now, or you can use this information to your advantage. If you intervene, be very careful because you don't know who to trust. On the other hand, if you don't do anything, well you then wouldn't be able to say you weren't part of the problem. OPTION TWO: You can agree to help the Church. In this case, you would have to gather your forces and assist them in their uprising. This would be a very delicate matter because you'd have to make sure you weren't caught up in the middle of it. Neither side would have any reason to not attack you, and if the Church doesn't get their way, they'll just stop payment on all their financial dealings and the government will be forced to do something and that will most likely involve you. You've gotten this far without much problem, you could probably get out of this mess if you wanted to. But something about this certainly is different than anything you've ever dealt with before. You're curious to see how this plays out and who wins. Either way, you go to bed that night with no real intention of doing what anyone tells you, let alone a bunch of backwards religious fanatics. Honestly, if you were in their shoes, you'd probably be planning your own rebellion. In the middle of the night, you're suddenly and violently awoken from sleep with a loud banging on your door. "GET UP! WE'RE BEING RAIDED! JOACHIM'S ATROCITIES WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED!" a voice shouts. You're not quite awake enough to think straight, but you're pretty sure that wasn't a police siren. You fumble around in the dark for your clothes and once equipped, go to the door. You open it to find a small group of people dressed in black robes with a couple of them wearing black hooded cloaks. The one who is shouting at you, is a very large man who is wearing a black robe with a red cross on it. The hood is up, so you can't see his face. "Leave," he orders in a deep voice. "We're taking this place back for Joachim!" another member says. "No, you're not. Get out." "You're going to have to do better than that. We're from the Church, and we're here to take this place back for Joachim." "You're not real. This is some sort of elaborate trick." "No trick, no trick at all. We're just here. Now, you either come with us peacefully, or we'll bring this place crashing down around your ears. Your choice." At this point, the raiders outside begin to break in with a bull horn. "YOU THERE! This property is owned by the Church of Joachim, and you are ordered to surrender it to them!" "You don't have the right to do this!" you yell, but the raiders are taking no prisoners. Then a wall explodes and  a group of people dressed in black leather and wielding crossbows come pouring in. You all  exchange crossbow fire for a few moments, and you're not exactly sure who is winning this battle. The raiders are being pushed back, but then so are the Joachimites. Then you take a  lucky shot and kill one of the raiders. Well, he's no longer around to make more noise about it. "You there!" the large man shouts in your direction. He takes out a cannon and fires at you. It's a pretty big shot and could easily take you out. If it hits. You duck behind the door for cover. The cannonball smashes through the door and into the wall, destroying part of the wall and leaving a sizable hole in it. Wood chips rain down on you as you get up and quickly take in the situation. You are  out of ammo. The raiders have already escaped, as has the remainder of your defenders. The man with the cannon is all that is left  in the raid party, and he's pointing it right at you. You have to do something, but you don't see any opportunity for escape. He fires the cannon and hits you right in the face. You feel a hole  in your head and then everything goes black. Unfortunately, you are not dead. You are just unconscious, as the cannon shot has barely missed your head. You're still alive, but in a lot of pain. You open your eyes and find yourself in some sort of supply room, with a bunch of medicine lying around. You feel a little light-headed, so you don't walk around too much. You find a first-aid kit and begin to patch yourself up. Once you've sewn up the wound in your head, you go back to your room and find some clean clothes. Then, you do a little exploring. After all, you don't know how much time you have before that big gun gets reloaded. You find yourself in the basement of some sort of medical complex. You surmise that it must be some sort of old hospital, now used by the raiders as a hang out. You wonder if perhaps you're at some old asylum now occupied by the raiders. There's a lot of furniture that looks like it comes from a warehouse, and there are no windows to open up. It seems pretty dim down here, so you open up some of the windows to brighten up the place. As you're trying to find something else to do, you spot a small video screen on the opposite wall. It's turned off, but you press a button and it comes to life. You watch as the screen shows a file of a room. It's a security camera from before. Before you knows it, a man with a stained bandage on his face is standing in the room. You recognize him as the man you just shot with the shotgun earlier. He is bigger and meaner looking now that when you first saw him. Must have had a good meal of flesh before the bandage was applied. Then the monitor explodes  and a man with a crossbow fires at you. You dive for cover behind a counter. You hide behind some cabinets and attempt to reload your gun, but the raiders begin pouring in from the windows and doors. You take several hits but survive. It's when a raider runs up to you and puts a gun barrel in your back that you know it's over. "He's working with the raiders!" someone shouts. "Took you idiots long enough to realize that." Another raider says, and shoots you in the head.

#AI #generated #ai generated

[aion-rsa]

Best Martial Arts Movies on Netflix Right Now

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There are so many great martial arts movies on Netflix. Always with a watchful eye on foreign film, Netflix has acquired many of the most talked about titles, fresh off the boat from Asia which remains the cutting edge of the genre. Netflix also has a solid collection of the classics, so many groundbreaking films that launched enduring franchises.

With movies ranging from internationally recognized masterpieces to cheesy and gratuitously ultra-violent flicks, it’s time for “Netflix and Kill” as we take revenge on the villains who dishonored our family and the Shaolin Temple. Here is a selection of some of the latest actioners to have recently become available on Netflix, which longtime fans may have overlooked. And for those newbies to the genre, here are also some of the must-see classics, just to get you started.

Ip Man (2008)

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When Donnie Yen launched this fictionalized account of Bruce Lee’s master, it was so popular that several copycat Ip Man films came out in its wake (Ip Man is a real historical person so there’s no copyright on the character). There were so many that Ip Man films can almost constitute a genre on its own. However Yen’s Ip Man tetralogy is the original and the strongest.

Netflix has all four installments, but start at the beginning. It’s a franchise that demands to be viewed in order. Each film has its qualities, so much so that fans debate which is the best. The storyline builds complexity with each sequel, from the introduction of a child Bruce Lee until Ip Man visits Bruce in San Francisco. That never really happened, but it’s in the latest chapter Ip Man 4: The Finale, which was released on Netflix this summer. Donnie Yen, who appeared as the blind Chirrut Imwe in Rogue One, also recently played Commander Tung in Mulan.

Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy (2018)

Master Z is a spinoff of Donnie Yen’s Ip Man franchise. It follows Cheung Tin Chi (Max Zhang), a rival defeated by Ip Man in Ip Man 3. To ramp things up, Master Z adds Dave Bautista as a devious restaurateur and Michelle Yeoh returning to her martial roots after her scene-stealing roles in Crazy Rich Asians and Star Trek: Discovery.

It’s directed by Yuen Woo-Ping, the renowned fight choreographer behind Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and the Matrix films. He took over as fight choreographer in Ip Man 3, replacing Jackie Chan’s martial big brother Sammo Hung. Master Z aspires to create its own franchise, and it was announced last year that Zhang is on board for a sequel. 

The Grandmaster (2013)

Other Ip Man films had to stand out from the shadow of Donnie Yen. While Herman Yau’s The Legend is Born: Ip Man and Ip Man: The Final Fight added cameos of Ip Man’s real-life son Ip Chun, The Grandmaster elevated Ip Man to a critically acclaimed arthouse film. The Grandmaster is from internationally recognized auteur, Wong Kar-wai, and garnered a dozen wins at the Hong Kong Film Awards, plus two Oscar nominations.

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Ip Man: The Man, The Myth, The Movies

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The Real Life Stories Behind Kung Fu Movie Legends

By Craig Lines

Tony Leung stars as Ip Man alongside Zhang Ziyi and many authentic Kung Fu masters, including Yuen Woo-Ping who serves as choreographer and appears as Ip Man’s teacher. Beyond the choreographic artistry, The Grandmaster is a sumptuous spectacle. Wong knows he has two gorgeous lead actors and frames their faces like a Rembrandt painting. This is one of the most beautiful martial arts films ever made.

Triple Threat (2019)

The ‘Triple Threat’ is three of the hottest martial arts stars crossing the Pacific now: Iko Uwais, Tony Jaa, and Tiger Chen. Jaa recently appeared in Furious 7 and xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (he’s also in the aforementioned Master Z); Chen was a stuntman on Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and the Matrix sequels, and did some uncredited work for John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum; Iko is discussed in the next recommendation.

Triple Threat stacked the deck by adding even more martial firepower with Scott Adkins, Jeeja Yanin, Michael Jai White, and Michael Bisping. It’s a throwback tribute to the old days of grindhouse fight flicks like what Cannon Films was putting out in the early ‘80s, updated for the new millennium. For those unfamiliar with any of these action stars, here’s a starting place. 

Headshot (2016)

Headshot is an underrated ultra-violent example of what Indonesian fight films are doing lately. It’s like the martial arts take on torture porn. The sets are dark dingy dungeons. There is gratuitous bloodletting, bone breaking, knife slashing, flesh chopping, and ass kicking, with so many slo-mo blood spit-takes that they punctuate all the fights like money shots.

This stars Iko Uwais, who is breaking into Hollywood with appearances in features like Mile 22 and Stuber, a small cameo in The Force Awakens and most notably, the lead role in Netflix’s original series Wu Assassins. What’s more, he’s cast as the ‘Hard Master’ in the upcoming Snake Eyes: G. I. Joe Origins. 

Savage Dog (2017)

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The ‘underground no-holds-barred tournament’ is a hackneyed martial plot device, but this one pits today’s top film fighters against each other. The lead is Scott Adkins, who starred in dozens of indie actioners like this, as well as appearing in Doctor Strange and Ip Man 4. Marko Zaror, aka the Latin Dragon, hails from Chile and is most recognizable for playing multiple clone assassins in Machete Kills. And Cung Le is a real-life MMA champion who played a villain in The Grandmaster.

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Zatoichi: The Best Martial Arts Movie Series You’ve Never Heard Of

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BE WATER: Director Bao Nguyen Reveals Bruce Lee’s Fight Against Racism in America

By Gene Ching

All three actors sell their strikes by really hitting each other–not at knockout force but enough to injure a normal person. There’s fighting in mud pits, huge folding knives, machete chopping, shotguns, machine guns, grenades, and some excellent hand-to-hand.  It’s not a film to watch for the plot. It’s all about the fights. 

Haywire (2011)

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Another real-life MMA champ turned actor, Gina Carano, has entered the spotlight again as Cara Dune in The Mandalorian. Haywire was her first feature film leading role, directed by Steven Soderbergh. It’s unheard of for a reputed director to cast an untested female actress as a lead in an actioner like this. And despite conflicts between the director and distributor, as well as the digital alteration to deepen Carano’s voice, her nascent talent for action and screen presence are on full display. Carano made several more indie actioners, along with appearing in Fast and Furious 6 and Deadpool, however Haywire remains her most interesting work.

Furie (2019)

Female Strong films have always been a staple in the martial arts genre. Furie was Vietnam’s biggest box office hit as well as the Oscar International Feature entrée and rightly so. It’s a beautiful film–Vietnam offers such texture, lush villages, boat communities, harsh ghettos, big cities, so colorful exacerbated by brilliant lighting schemes–and everything is cast in reds, blues, greens and purples.

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By Gene Ching

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The Old Guard: How the Immortal Quynh Was Brought to Life

By Gene Ching

But it’s Veronica Ngo that makes this outstanding. Ngo plays a debt collector single mom whose daughter gets kidnapped by organ harvesters. As the fights escalate in intensity (as they should in any decent martial arts flick), Ngo pulls off some complex, albeit implausible, long take sequences that are a good dozen moves deep, re-establishing herself as Vietnam’s leading action diva. She also appears in The Old Guard on Netflix.

BuyBust (2018)

Anne Curtis, a Filipino TV star, astonished her fans with this savage actioner. She plays a member of a DEA squad that gets lured into a drug kingpin’s trap in a labyrinthian shantytown and must fight their way out. After a few minutes of setup, the rest is just fight scenes. The poor folk living in the shantytown attack them in droves, like a zombie horde.

Most of this is shot in the dark, in the rain, with weird neon light. It’s a lot of shanking, not crisp choreography but rolling in mud, gritty and brutal.  There’s an extraordinary long take action sequence toward the end that earns Curtis her fight cred. For fans of martial arts movies, it’s all about long take fight scenes, because sophisticated choreography takes real skill to sustain.

Shadow (2018)

Shadow is from one of China’s most celebrated filmmakers, Zhang Yimou. It’s an arthouse film that screened at noted international film festivals in London, Toronto, and Venice, and it is opulent cinema. All the sets, locations and costumes are awash with monochromatic filters as a yin-yang parable, a symbolic device that works visually and dramatically.

Flesh tones and candlelight appear especially bright and warm in contrast. So does the blood. It’s a little long-winded for those just looking for action, but the fights are imaginative and artistic, and the overall production is breathtaking. This is wuxia–the romantic Chinese genre of swords and sorcery that underpins so much of Kung Fu cinema.

The Foreigner (2017)

In Hollywood, Jackie Chan is stereotyped for his action comedies despite several serious actioners from Asia. This is the first Hollywood feature that shows Jackie’s ability to do a non-comedic thriller. In The Foreigner, Jackie plays a former special operative that re-activates himself after his daughter is killed in an IRA terrorist bombing. Pierce Brosnan stars as a translucent caricature of Irish politician Gerry Adams.

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Jackie Chan’s Hard Road to Hollywood

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Jackie Chan’s Project A Movies Are Spectacular

By Craig Lines

These are not Jackie’s signature lighthearted acrobatic fights. Instead this is hard-hitting street fights as Jackie doles out the damage on the road of vengeance. Reminiscent of his films like Police Story: Lockdown and Shinjuku Incident, this is Jackie playing tragic roles, which is challenging for many of his western fans to digest. 

Baaghi (2016)

Bollywood has been gaining steadily in the martial arts genre and Tiger Shroff is a prime example. Baaghi showcases India’s indigenous martial art of Kalari, and yes, there are lavish song and dance numbers typical of Indian film. Tiger is a great dancer too. If you’re not into Bollywood, just get through the first hour when the fight scenes unleash.

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10 of the Weirdest Kung Fu Movies Ever

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Ninjas All The Way Down: The Mysterious World of Godfrey Ho

By Craig Lines

Bollywood choreography leans towards one shot, one move action with lots of wirework and overdone flying slow-motion shots, however Tiger is glorious to behold in such shots. He poaches scenes from other martial arts films, even Jackie Chan’s signature end credit stunt fails, called NGs (no goods) in Asia. However, Tiger’s fights are a delicious masala mix of martial arts, worthy of a taste for the uninitiated. 

Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)

There is nothing like Baahubali. It was the most expensive Indian film and the highest grossing, spawning a sequel, Baahubali: The Conclusion, as well an upcoming Netflix original series Baahubali: Before the Beginning. It is an unparalleled fantasy film, so visually ostentatious with eye-popping CGI effects and absurd plot twists that it is astonishingly entertaining. The battle sequences are ridiculously corny and creative. There’s song and dance, and silly romance, and some of the most outrageous chariot warfare, sword fights, and insane weaponry ever. Netflix has both Baahubali films in the original Tamil language version and the Hindi version with subtitles.

Wira (2019)

Hairul Azreen is a bright martial newcomer from Malaysia who has starred in several major action films, but this is his first strictly martial feature. It’s another ‘underground no-holds-barred tournament’ with Azreen as the reluctant champion blackmailed into competing. Nevertheless, Azreen is a genuine Taekwondo champion and delivers an extraordinary long take warehouse fight (warehouse fights are another timeworn cliché, but satisfying like comfort food).

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How Wira Star Hairul Azreen Became Malaysia’s Rising Action Hero

By Gene Ching

Fify Asmi also shines as Azreen’s fighter sister, and Yayan Ruhian (John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum) plays a classic righthand hitman with minimal dialog and maximal impact. The single take drone footage is groundbreaking.

Love on Delivery (1994) 

Stephen Chow is known for an irreverent third wall breaking slapstick comedies, called Mo Lei Tau. Most know his CGI-driven parody Kung Fu Hustle (also on Netflix), and Shaolin Soccer. Love on Delivery is an earlier work with the same comic sensibilities playing on classic Kung Fu tropes. Chow plays a coward trying to woo the always cute Christy Chung, the hottest student at his Judo dojo. It’s Chow at his sharpest Mo Lei Tau humor with hairpin comic turns and Easter egg film homages. What’s more, as a pre-CGI film, the cheesy special effects just add to its campiness. If you like Chow, this is a must-see. 

The Karate Kid (1984) 

The Karate Kid launched a four-film franchise, a Saturday morning cartoon, a redux with Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, and the YouTube series Cobra Kai, which is now headed into its third season. Netflix has all three of the original Daniel-san (Ralph Macchio) and Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) films (the fourth was a spinoff–The Next Karate Kid–starring a young Hilary Swank as Miyagi’s new student). Nothing beats the original ‘Wax on, wax off’ as Daniel-san, the pioneering martial arts nerd who overcomes his rivals and gets the girl, Ali (Elizabeth Shue), who is way out of his league. The Daniel-san films are all good and follow a continuous story arc, but nothing beats the original.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

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If Daniel-san was the pioneering martial arts nerd, Scott Pilgrim is the epitome. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is based on a graphic novel and its novel cinematic style rips panels right out of a comic book. Michael Cera plays Scott, a loser who must battle the seven evil Xs to win his love. The film, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary in mid-August, flopped in the theaters because it was way ahead of its time but has since become a major cult favorite.

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The movie features early performances by Anna Kendrick, Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, and Brie Larson, plus songs by Beck. But it’s the martial arts here because making Cera into a convincing fighter takes a lot of special effects magic and a top-notch choreographer. That magic came from Brad Allen, a former member of Jackie Chan’s Stunt Team, who also worked on the Kingsman franchise and will be directing the fight unit for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Double World (2020)

Director Teddy Chan brings this brand-new visionary wuxia film based on a popular Chinese MMORPG that boasts millions of players. It’s yet another no-holds-barred tournament, but not underground. It’s at the behest of the Emperor, set in a fantasy medieval world with dragons, giant scorpions, and fanciful arms and armor.

Double World is a dazzling piece of eye candy with high-flying wirework fights choreographed by Hong Kong veteran Stephen Tung. It’s like an anime come to live-action, the sort of sensational experience that would’ve been great on the big screen, but the pandemic sent it straight to streaming. Netflix astutely picked it up for the international market. 

Mortal Kombat (1995)

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When it comes to video game films, this classic was a game changer. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary this August, Mortal Kombat launched two animated sequels and a live-action sequel with another live-action on the way for 2021. The original film is as cheesy as ever, but still retains its charm.

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The fight choreography is mediocre at best. While the hero (Robin Shou) and villain (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) had martial training as did many of the stunt performers, the other lead actors did not, and it shows. Pat E. Johnson, who is a genuine Tang Soo Do master and choreographed the original Karate Kid, does his best, yet the fight choreography remains dated. Fight scenes have come a long way since then. Nevertheless, there’s that earworm soundtrack that combined techno with traditional Japanese instruments, didgeridoos, and Tuvan throat singing that makes all the fights somehow better. Finish him!

Bloodsport (1988)

The testosterone-fueled battle between Jean-Claude Van Damme and the hulking Bolo Yeung has become fodder for so many internet memes that it has made Bloodsport a ‘must-see.’ This is yet another ‘underground no-holds-barred tournament’ film, but this time it is based on the highly disputed claims of an alleged fighter named Frank Dux. Nevertheless, despite the clichés, it’s a cult classic. Van Damme is at the peak of his physicality and his signature splits remain his gift. And Bolo is at his villainous best, raging like some steroidal psycho beast. 

The Flying Guillotine (1975)

The Flying Guillotine is the ultimate medieval assassin weapon, a frisbee hat on a cord that when thrown over a victim, lops off their head which can be retrieved for a trophy with a quick yank. It’s a totally made-up weapon, but as ludicrous as it may be, it had legs. The Flying Guillotine launched a series of sequels and knockoffs, including a 2012 CGI-soaked redux.

Directed by Ho Menghua, who directed a lot of splatter horror films, and starring Chen Kuan Tai, a venerated Kung Fu star with nearly 150 credits, it’s another wuxia classic that became a cult film favorite, so much so that flying guillotines appear in many other successive unrelated films like The Heroic Trio and The Machine Girl. 

Opium and the Kung Fu Master (1984)

An anti-drug propaganda film from Shaw Brothers Studios, this stars Ti Lung as Tit Kiu Sam, a real-life Kung Fu master although this story is completely fictitious. Ti Lung usually plays gentlemen swordsmen, but here he delivers a poignant dramatic performance as a master compromised by drug addiction. He also brings some incredible fights, facing off against multiple gangs of opponents alone, showcasing his incredible command of both drama and action. Ti Lung has over a hundred films to his credit, mostly martial arts but some strictly dramatic. This also stars the mighty Chen Kuan Tai and the cross-eyed comic relief Yue Tau Wan.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

One of the most common plot devices in Kung Fu movies is esoteric training. The hero gets violated somehow, then must find some hidden master who trains Kung Fu using the weirdest methods so the hero can take revenge for the finale. Even The Karate Kid follows this storyline, but The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is the King Daddy.

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The 36th Chamber Trilogy‏ – Essential Kung Fu Movie Viewing

By Craig Lines

Gordon Liu plays San Te, a Confucian scholar who flees to Shaolin Temple when his school is outed as rebels by the dastardly Manchus. There he endures an outrageous series of trials to learn Kung Fu, invents a new weapon, the three-section staff, and returns for vengeance. But it’s all about the training methods which comprise the central section of this classic. The film spawned two sequels Return to the 36th Chamber of Shaolin, and Disciples of the 36th Chamber, both of which are also on Netflix.

Legendary Weapons of China (1982)

For weapon aficionados, this is a masterpiece, an epic showcase of cold arm choreography and wuxia cinema. Legendary Weapons of China stars blood brothers Lau Kar-Leung and Lau Kar-Wing, two of the most prominent fight choreographers in the game, displaying their incredible virtuosity with a wide array of traditional Kung Fu weapons in a parade of duels. Backed by Shaw Brothers stable actors Gordon Liu, Alexander Fu Sheng, and Kara Hui, this film was the basis of many of the samples for the Wu-Tang Clan compilation album “Legendary Weapons.”

The Five Venoms (1978)

This classic wuxia directed by Chang Cheh launched the ‘Venom Mob,’ a celebrated team of martial filmmakers. The original stars of The Five Venoms (a.k.a. The Five Deadly Venoms), Chiang Sheng, Phillip Kwok, Lo Meng, Lu Feng, Sun Chien, and Wei Pai, all made dozens of movies each, many together, shaping the industry for generations (Lo Meng made the most with over 90, the most recent being Ip Man 4: the Finale).

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It’s a tale of intrigue and masked masters of the poisonous styles of centipede, lizard, scorpion, snake, and toad. Among the choreographers was Grandmaster Leung Ting, the last student of the real life Ip Man. Considered one of the top Kung Fu cult favorites, the soundtrack poaches from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Poison Clan rocks the world!

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[SF] Manny Butler and the Five Rooms Of Destiny: The Second Room

Lights flickered on as the door opened and sensors registered the movement. Dozens of ultra-white incandescent bulbs bathed the room in an intense glow. The pure white walls and tiled floor reflected the light so everything felt pristine and clinical. At the far end of the room was a giant screen with a large computer terminal on the dais before it. The children walked toward the computer. When they were about halfway through the room, red lights started to flash and alarm claxons wailed in the air. The giant screen against the wall abruptly lit up with large green characters. At the same time the letters appeared on the screen, a robotic voice repeatedly announced, “warning, virus detected.”

The children dropped any pretense of stealth and caution and ran the rest of the way to the computer screen.

“What do we do?” Manny asked aloud, but no one had an answer for him.

Resting on a small outcrop of the wall was a small, obsolete QWERTY keyboard that looked even more minuscule when compared to the massive screen it controlled. He tentatively reached out a hand and tapped a key on the computer’s keyboard. A command prompt lit up the screen in the top left, the sirens abruptly turned off, and the monotone voice announced, “five minutes left until initiation of additional security measures if the virus continues corruption.”

“What virus?” Manny asked.

“What are the additional security measures?” asked Newton, one of Manny's friends, a slightly shorter boy with plump cheeks and light brown hair. Just then, panels in the corners of the ceiling flipped around to reveal turrets crackling with electricity.

“You had to ask.” Donald, Manny’s second male friend, said deadpan.

The command prompt, a green blinking arrow that throbbed in anticipation of a directive, thrummed with violent intensity inside Manny’s head every time it lit up.

Go.

Go.

Go.

Manny froze in place as indecision gripped his nerves. How should he start? The fate of the world he had come to enjoy was in the balance. What would happen if he messed up? He had done poorly in the coding class. Why did he not study more? His hands shook as he slowly moved them toward the keyboard. Why was this an old-style QWERTY keyboard? Barely anyone even used keyboards, and Manny had never been in a position to become proficient.

“Four minutes remaining.” The computerized voice stated.

“Move!” said an annoyed voice. The petite frame of his sole female companion bumped his hand out of the way. Penelope turned toward the keyboard and Manny could smell a faint hint of lavender as her blonde hair whipped him in the face. “You’re so useless, it was a good thing I came with you, or you would have messed this all up.” She said, as her fingers instantly became a blur striking the keys faster than Manny thought humanly possible.

“Thanks, Penelope-”

“Shut up Butler.” She interrupted him as sweat quickly began to bead along her forehead.

She didn’t say anything else as she continued to work furiously. Penelope’s brow furrowed deeper as time slowly ticked away. Her frantic tapping of the keys echoed through the cavernous room as lines of code scrolled down the immense screen.

“Three minutes remaining.”

The three boys stood behind Penelope, unable to move and their breathing nearly stopped in anticipation. Time slowly continued to tick away. Her sweat coalesced and dripped into her eyes, but she was undeterred by what seemed to be a lack of progress.

“Two minutes remaining.”

Penelope growled in anger. The massive screen scrolled through lines of code quicker than anyone could grasp.

“One minute remaining.”

“I almost have it,” Penelope said aloud.

“Thirty seconds remaining.” The robotic prompt announced too quickly. A high-pitched whine of machinery filled the room as the electric cannons powered up.

“Five, four-” The voice began its final countdown.

“I’ve got it!” Penelope exclaimed and slammed her finger down on a final key as the robotic voice reached zero.

A loud crack shook the room, and an explosion of light drowned all sight. A few moments later, Manny found himself sprawled on the floor a few feet from where he had just stood. He scanned his surroundings, the two friends who were standing next to him were slowly getting off the ground, also a few feet from where they had been, and they looked unharmed. He turned to the computer and Penelope was laying on the ground with what looked light a thin wisp of smoke coming off her body,

“No,” Manny said and ran to her.

As he approached, the aroma of burnt hair assaulted him. He fell to his knees at Shelly’s side and quickly turned her over. A small groan escaped her lips, and he could see she was breathing from the rise and fall of her chest. Having feared the worst, Relief washed over him at the site.

“Is she okay?” Donald fearfully asked as he crouched next to Manny.

“Yes.”

“What do we do now?” Newton asked.

Manny looked up and over to a small door that was visible next to the computer screen. It slid open just as Penelope slammed her finger down on the last key. “I guess we keep going. Sensei said he would be along shortly, but if what he said is true, we can’t wait.”

Manny gently put Penelope’s head down and brushed some hair out of her eyes. It seemed that Penelope had been against him since his first day of school. She never believed all the hype surrounding him. She was right to think that way. Manny knew Shelly saved them from ruin and he silently vowed to make up for his failure. No longer able to look at his failure through her injured form, Manny turned and walked through the next door.

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Violence returns to Paris 'yellow vest' protest with 200 arrests, scorched cars and tear gas The Local [email protected] @thelocalfrance 20 April 2019 11:31 CEST+02:00 Share this article Photos: AFP Around 60,000 police and gendarmes were deployed in the French capital on Saturday to deal with the most violent "yellow vest" protest in recent weeks. Paris bus, train and metro transport disrupted Violence takes over 'yellow vest' protests 189 arrests by 5pm Saturday Act 23 of the "yellow vest" protest movement in Paris has been marred by the violence authorities had predicted would happen, with almost 200 arrests, cars and public property set on fire and tear gas and water cannons fired by police. By 3pm, there had been 137 arrests and 14,000 searches carried out by police. By comparison, Act 22 saw a total of 15 arrests and 5,885 searches at around the same time of day. Most of the altercations took place around the Place de la Repubique area in the early afternoon. Police asked non-violent "yellow vest" protesters to disassociate themselves from those causing trouble. Anywhere between 1,500 and 2,000 'ultra-jaunes' radical protesters were expected to descend on the city during Act 23 of weekend 'yellow vest' protests. Only two of the four demonstrations that were organized had been approved by city authorities. The first, which started roughly around midday, saw thousands of 'yellow vests' march through the Paris neighbourhood of Bercy in the 12th arrondissement, home to country's Ministry of Finance. The second left from Saint-Denis basilica in the Paris suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis at 1pm. By 11am local time, 70 people had already been arrested in central Paris. According to police figures, by 1.30pm that number had gone up to 126 arrests. Officers had also carried out 11,000 searches by 1pm. Paris bore the brunt of Saturday's protests, but othe French cities such as Toulouse in the south also experienced tensions between protesters and police. Earlier this month, French President Emmanuel Macron signed into law legislation that gave security forces greater powers at demonstrations but which opponents claimed violated civil liberties. One measure banned protestors from covering their faces, but France's Constitutional Council, its highest constitutional authority, refused to give its green light to one of the most contentious parts of the legislation. It would also have given the authorities the power to ban from demonstrations any individual "posing a particularly serious threat to public order". The first incidences of group violence were recorded at around 1pm, with a small group of protesters setting fire to public property. Police have also used tear gas to disperse some of the crowds. Since early Saturday morning, there’s been a large police presence in the French capital, including at least six armoured vehicles. SEE ALSO: 'Black Saturday' -Why France fears major violence at 'yellow vest' protests Numerous Paris metro stations were closed on Saturday since early morning: - Line 1 between La Défense and Châtelet - Line 6 between Charles de Gaulle-Etoile and Trocadero - Line 8 between La Motte-Picquet Grenelle and Richelieu-Drouot - Line 9 between Trocadero and Saint Augustine - Line 12 between Sèvres Babylone and Saint-Lazare - Line 13 between Duroc and Saint-Lazare Other metro stops that were affected by the protests included Victor Hugo, Charles de Gaulle-Etoile and Ternes on line 2; Palais Royal-Louvre on line 7, Madeleine on line 14, Opera on line 3 and 7 and Pyramides on line 7 and 14. Several bridges in central Paris were also blocked off. Two RER stations were closed: Charles-De-Gaulle-Etoile on line A and Invalides on line C. Bus traffic was also disrupted, unfortunately on the day that Paris launched a new network with lots of route changes.

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Monster Hunter World: All Guild Card Titles

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Ever wondered how many titles are available in Monster Hunter World? Wonder no longer as this guide will list and detail how to obtain all the titles for your guild card.

Monster Hunter World: All Guild Card Titles

Players of Monster Hunter World can enjoy some extra fun by customizing their Guild Card with countless titles. Guild Cards can be customized by editing their titles, backgrounds, greeting, sticker, equipment, and poses. They play a small role in the realm of Monster Hunter World allowing hunters to give them out to players they have met.

First & Third Slot titles

Available from the beginning:

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Newbie

First Year

Beginner

Fledgling

Rookie

Hunter

Fisher

Fighter

Sniper

Sword

Rapier

Blade

Great Sword

Lance

Spear

Hammer

Mallet

Dual Blades

Twin Swords

Light Bowgun

Crossbow

Heavy Bowgun

Ballista

Katana

Long Sword

Arrow

Bow

Gunlance

Blast Pike

Horn

Flute

Hatchet

Switch Axe

Glaive

Staff

Halberd

Charge Blade

Squad

Now Recruiting

Newcomer

Helper

Courageous

Meowster

Ms.

Knightly Order

Hunting Crew

Man

Girl

He

Me

Lone Wolf

Love

Stranger

Thrilling

Exciting

Solo

Duo

Trio

Party

Potion

Honey

Red

Blue

Green

Promising

Klutzy

Third-rate

Offense

Defense

On Sale Now!

First Fleet

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Third Fleet

Fourth Fleet

Fifth Fleet

New World

Commission

Good

Bad

Expedition

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Scoutfly

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Romance

Lemon

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Mask

Body

Mail

Vambraces

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Waist

Coat

Leggings

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Armor

Assassin

Grand

Buster

Strider

Saber

Slayer

Brave

First-Class

24/7

Self

Anima

Pure

(Self-)Trained

Instructor

Exaordinaire

Trooper

Adventurer

Frontier

Miss

Cheery

Oasis

Protector

Arcadia

Buddy

White

Black

Shadow

Gloom

Dark

Jade

Pink

Crimson

Vermillion

Yellow

Rainbow

Shiny

Ravine

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Raw

Rough

Family

Stubborn

Amphibious

Fang

Youngster

Shot

Debonair

Proven

Fresh

Ultraviolet

Unforgiven

Capable

Phoenix

Prodigy

Genius

Dashing

Vanguard

Amnesiac

Mushroom

Nectar

Vale Tudo

Diversion Team

Pied Piper

Gunslinger

Angler

Berserker

Mercenary

Assault

Bride

Rambling

Eagle Eye

Soldier

Entomologist

Bomber

War

Killer Bee

Bearer

Tragedy

Sweet

Tomorrow

Papa

Battalion

Peach

Diet

Army

Foreman

Original

Amateur

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Leader

Ace

Limitless

Veteran

Raid

Cleave

Melody

Cannon

Mutant

Spinning

Dancing

Stalwart

Romantic

Shooting Star

Quickdraw

Beautiful

Nostalgic

Powerful

Unrivaled

Kid

Dude

Best

Lucky

Challenge

Fleet

Lady

Mr.

New Land

Relaxing

Monthly

Artisan

First

Armed

Cunning

Punk

Technician

If Only

Painful

Slowpoke

Advanced

Pro

Beloved

Devoured

Hard-Boiled

Masterful

Giga

Strawberry

Cute

Nearly

Pretty

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Lord

Shinobi Freedom

Dream

Altair

Kunoichi

Vega

Vagrant

Iron

Breaker

Samurai

Model

Traveler

Slash

Wing

Break

All

Weapon

Anonymous

Fan

Crisis

Heroine

Finest

Natural

Heartthrob

Boy

So-called

Tiny

Former

Casual

Madam

Professor

Winner

Loser

Fever

Coward

Skilled

Singed

Beast

Free

Chicken

Bug

Silent

Kinda

Treasure

Full-Auto

Compound

First-Time

Soft

Fate

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Tail

Shaker

Sheathed

Headshot

Coordinated

Hardcore

Exacting

Divine

Very Stubborn

Salvo

Surefire

Strategist

Eco

Ebon

Unlucky

Slim

Unbelievable

Story

Cataclysm

Ore

Messy

Value

Derring-do

Country

Petit

End of an Era

Sealed

Graduate

Specialty

Apprentice

Neo

Sister

Acrobatic

Maiden Name

Myself

Walker

Alchemist

Thief

Captive

Mining Master

Transporter

Guardian

Grizzled

Safari

Trolley

Minion

Experienced

Mecha

Brand-new

Researcher

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Complete

Sage

Perfect

Ruler

Big Bang

Blademaster

Beastmaster

All-or-nothing

Indiscriminating

Machine Crew

One-shot

Gamble

Prism

Faint

Cocky

Exclusive

Team

Mostly

Reborn

Wonderful

Viva

Pseudo

Disciple

Not for Sale

Radiant

Beauty

(Temporary)

Ripe

Favorite

Squishy

Darling

Charmer

Big

Intermittent

Max

Fishmaster

Rodeo

Excellent

Regular

Stroll

Love-struck

At First Sight

Luv

Roving

Rare

Second-rate

Mascot

Partner

Like

Popular

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As Always!

Sufferer

Agent

Riled-up

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Terra

Archdemon

Requiem

Ballad

Marvelous

Dauntless

Bushido

Avenger

Double

Hilarious

Role Model

Class Leader

President

Exhausted

Indestructible

Royal

Blushing

Chaos

Retired Number

Of All Time

Sexy

Awesome

Flex

Unbeaten

All-out

Joy

Group

No. 1

Mrs.

Born

Nameless

Giant

Sorta

Mini

Lad

Syndrome

Anti

Crew

Captain

Passion

Special

Half

Respect

Bargain

Mega

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Legend

Champion

Hero

Clear

Reincarnated

Strongest

Top-class

Unparalleled

Jet-black

Emperor

Robot

Baby

Gorgeous

Short

Foremost

Anger

Life

Witch

Person

Forbidden

Snowflake

Famed

Long

Audacious

Extreme

Constant

Gourmet

Maid

Magistrate

Weakling

Unthinkable

Huh

Macho

Research Team

Campaigner

Scholar

Bounty

Illusion

Intelligent

Sapphire Star

Blinding

Ultra

Disappointing

Human

Smart

Hunt

Flower

Right-hand

Men

Women

Super

Complimentary

Alias

Hope

Pioneer

Freed

Knight

General

Imperial

Supreme

Crack

Opportunistic

God

Terror

Squire

Mettle

Karma

Star

Dragon

Czar

Fearless

Brand

Drink

Egg

Dumpling

Friendly

Hunt-crazy

Monster Hunter

Nailed it

Tempered

Trailblazer

Challenger

BFF

Vibe

Tracker

Titan

Observer

Mission

Go

Handler

Quirk

Fly

Miracle

Fantasy

Chockablock

Big Sis

Specimen

Smitten

Aerial Battle

Charming

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Monster

World

Top

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Rathian

Rathian Hunted

Land Hunted

Duchess Hunted

Wyvern Princess Hunted

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Pink Rathian

Cherry Blossom

Valkyrie

Queen

Graceful

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Rathalos

Rathalos

Skies

Prince

King

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Azure Rathalos

Azure

Sapphire

Soul

Regent

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Diablos

Diablos

Berserk

Desert

Horned

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Black Diablos

Violent

Piercing

Devil

Demon

Slay 10, 15, 20, and 30 Kirin

Kirin

Stormy

Thunder

Flash

Slay 10, 15, 20, and 30 Kushala Daora

Kushala

Gale

Cyclone

Soaring

Slay 10, 15, 20, and 30 Teostra

Teo

Shimmering

Kaiser

Flame Emperor

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Lavasioth

Lavasioth

Amber

Magma

Red-hot

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Barroth

Barroth

Charge

Tyrant

Strong

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Uragaan

Uragaan

Destruction

Rolling

Sledgehammer

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Anjanath

Anjanath

Bully Hunted

Wild Hunted

Brute Wyvern

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Great Jagras

Great Jagras

Gluttonous

Gobbling

Shaggy

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Pukei-Pukei

Pukei-Pukei

Venomous

Pop

Teacher

Slay 10, 15, 20, and 30 Nergigante

Nergigante

Power

Rebirth

Consume

Slay 10, 15, 20, and 30 Xeno’jiiva

Xeno’jiiva

Winged

Energy

Honcho

Guide Zorah Magdaros

Zorah

Volcano

Advance

Colossal

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Kulu-Ya-Ku

Kulu-Ya-Ku

Burglar

Dexterous

Raptor

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Jyuratodus

Jyuratodus

Mud

Water

Owner

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Tobi-Kadachi

Tobi-Kadachi

Fulgur

Flying Squirrel

Agile

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Paolumu

Paolumu

Balloon

Floaty

Pearly

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Legiana

Legiana

Elegant

Speedster

Twister

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Great Girros

Great Girros

Ravenous

Fear Hunted

Paralyzing

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Odogaron

Odogaron

Watchdog

Predator

Fierce

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Radobaan

Radobaan

Bone

Spiral

Thorns

Slay 10, 15, 20, and 30 Vaal Hazak

Vaal Hazak

Zombie

Corpse

Destination

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Dodogama

Dodogama

Drill

Dignity

Bold

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Bazelgeuse

Bazelgeuse

Trickster

Trouble

Raider

Hunt 20, 30, 40, and 50 Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

Flashy

Spotlight

Mirror

Hunt 50 Tempered Monsters

Adept

Commander

Charisma

Slay 50 Elder Dragons

Valiant

Mythic

Legendary

Already

Feral

Comet

Hunt 100 Large Monsters

Maniac

Tough

Enraged

Hunt 500 Large Monsters

Master

Fairy-tale

Unprecedented

Complete a quest in the Ancient Forest

Ancient Tree

Forest

Complete a quest in the Wildspire Waste

Wildspire

Wastes

Complete a quest in the Coral Highlands

Coral

Highlands

Complete a quest in the Rotten Vale

Rotten

Vale

Complete a quest in the Elder’s Recess

Elder

Recess

Complete 50 optional quests

Liberty

Guide

Guidance

Complete 50 Investigations

Seeker

Knowledgeable

Fair Wind

Complete 10, 30, and 50 Arena Quests

Black Belt

Arena

Chosen

Expert

Hardened

Decidedly

Gladiator

Glory

Admired

Respond to 10 SOS and complete the quest

Backup

Great

Interceptor

Complete 100 Multiplayer Quests

Comrade

Friend

Lonely

Collect 50 Guild Cards

Bond

Spread

Link

Recruit a Tailraider

Tailraider

Stray

Meow

Grimalkyne

Gajalaka

Obtain 100,000 research points

Insect

Plant

PhD

Earn 1 million zenny

Tycoon

Celebrity

Resort

Acquire 5 pieces of Rarity 8 gear

Gear

Obsession

Quintessential

Arm

Collector

Lofty

Join a Squad

Sensei

Prime

Business

Active-duty

Sweetheart

Real

Troupe

Princess

My

Trendy

Heir

Famous

Killer

Telepathic

Unmovable

Eternal

Service

History

Final

Homemade

Warrior

Archer

Bug-catcher

Farmer

Book

Dapper

Curmudgeon

Maiden

Moxie

Grillmaster

Fisherman

Tracks

Item

Prize

Specialist

Skill

Using

Wobbly

Rider

Schemer

Hide-and-Seek

Well-done

White Wind

Participate in the Kulve Taroth Siege

Kulve Taroth

Hoard

Exhilarating

Highly Prized

Obtain from Deviljho Update

Deviljho

Demonic

Destroy

Invader

Obtain from Lunastra Update

Lunastra

Flame

Regal

Incandescent

Obtain from Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 Collaboration

Zero Dawn

Override

Machine

Nora Tribe

Outcast

Obtain from USJ Collaboration

Universal

Studios

Wonder

World’s

Cool Japan

Obtain from Street Fighter V Collaboration

Rival

Destined

Living Legend

Bandana

K.O.

Obtain from Devil May Cry Collaboration

Stylish

Must Die

Ebony

Ivory

Force Edge

Obtain from Mega Man Collaboration

Dr.

E-Tank

Classic

Rush

Rock n’ Roll

Complete “A Visitor from Eorzea (Extreme)”

Warrior of Light Completed

Slay Behemoth to complete the Final Fantasy XIV Collaboration

Fantasy

Crystal

Dragoon

Behemoth

XIV

Obtain Bayek Layered armor or Assassin’s Hood from the Assassin Creed Collaboration

Origins

Assassins

Bayek

Scarab

Pharaoh

Stealth

Slay a Leshen from The Witcher 3 Collaboration

Witcher

Geralt

Ciri

Leshen

White Wolf

Igni

Solved all of the mysteries in Contract: Trouble in the Ancient Forest

Wild Hunt

Partake in the Spring Blossom Fest

Spring

Bloom

March

April

May

Partake in the Summer Twilight Fest

Summer

Ocean

June

July

August

Partake in the Autumn Harvest Fest

Autumn

Pumpkin

September

October

November

Partake in the Winter Star Fest

Winter

Snow

December

January

February

Partake in the Appreciation Fest

Anniversary

One Year

Congrats

Celebrate

Birthday

Second Slot titles

(None)

By

An

For

And

Plus

On

With

Is

No

To

From

Per

Who

What

When

Are

Why

His

Her

Upon

Our

Your

Until

But

Colored

Lacking

Shrouded

Called

Dancer

Swift

Town

City

Using

Looking

Gang

Devotee

Type

Ally

Or

Boss

Assistant

Teacher

Limited

Occasional

Vs.

Worker

Fusion

Minus

Circle

In

Of

Less

The

At

Around

Across

Division

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W

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Meaning

If

Pre

Post

Only

During

Again

Also

Since

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